SPOIL FOR A FIGHT

Meaning of SPOIL FOR A FIGHT in English

try to begin a fight, cruising for a bruising

Bud was spoiling for a fight with me. He said, "You're too chicken to fight, ain't you?"

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SPOIL FOR A FIGHT — try to begin a fight, chip on his shoulder, cruising for a bruising "Bud was spoiling for a fight with …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl; dial ˈspī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOIL — (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — — spoilable , adj. — spoilless , adj. /spoyl/ , v. , spoiled or spoilt, spoiling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIGHT — — fightable , adj. — fightability , n. — fightingly , adv. /fuyt/ , n. , v. , fought, fighting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯi(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1. a. : plunder taken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIGHT — I. ˈfīt verb ( fought ˈfȯt ; fight·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOIL — noun corruption; cause of corruption. 2. spoil ·vi to practice plunder or robbery. 3. spoil ·noun that which is gained …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SPOIL — [spoil] n [ME spoile, fr. MF espoille, fr. L spolia, pl. of spolium animal skin--more at spill] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIGHT — [fight] vb fought ; fight.ing [ME, fr. OE feohtan; akin to OHG fehtan to fight and perh. to L pectere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPOIL — / spɔɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spoiled , spoiled / spɔɪld; NAmE /) ( BrE also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — / faɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fought , fought / fɔːt; NAmE /) IN WAR / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOIL — I. spoil 1 S3 /spɔɪl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOIL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1. tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
SPOIL — ( spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt) Note: American English uses the form 'spoiled' as the past tense and past participle. British …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — ( fights, fighting, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — (~s, ~ing, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPOIL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spoilt/spoiled child (= allowed to do or have whatever he or she wants, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIGHT — [noun] [C]The older boys broke up (= stopped)/started the fight.Have you got tickets for the big fight (= boxing competition)?I …
Cambridge English vocab
FIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, a outrance, action, aerial combat, affray, against, aggression, aggressiveness, agonize, altercate, altercation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPOIL — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: RAVAGE , depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, pillage, sack, spoliate, waste 2 Synonyms: INJURE 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPOIL — I. noun something taken from another by force or craft gold, jewels, and paintings are often spoils of war Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPOIL — I. noun Spoil is used before these nouns: ↑ heap II. verb 1 make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good ADVERB ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
FIGHT — See ↑ ARGUE 1, ↑ COMPETE WITH 2, ↑ FIGHT 1,4,6,6,7,9, ↑ VOTE 7, ↑ WAR 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIGHT — v. 1 contend (with), battle, conflict (with), encounter, war (against), engage, clash, take up arms (against), feud (with), combat, bear …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIGHT — verb BAD : They spent the whole night fighting against the fire. GOOD : They spent the whole night fighting …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SPOIL — 1. сущ. 1) обыкн. мн., коллект. добыча; прибыль, выгода 2) мн.; амер. государственные должности, распределяемые среди сторонников партии, победившей на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPOIL — spoil.ogg 1. spɔıl n _I 1. 1> военная добыча, трофеи spoils (of war) - военная добыча, трофеи to the victors …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPOIL — 1) вынутый 2) вынутый грунт 3) добыча 4) запороть 5) излеживаться 6) отвал 7) портить • - spoil part - spoil the flow
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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SPOIL — 1. spɔıl n I 1. 1> военная добыча, трофеи spoils (of war) - военная добыча, трофеи to the victors belong …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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